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Memory matters: works by Gesine Janzen
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-09-02)Exhibition review: Memory matters: works by Gesine Janzen, Kauffman Museum, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, August 16, 2016-May 28, 2017. Memory Matters: Works by Gesine Janzen at the Kauffman Museum adds depth and ... -
The "mirage" of the composer: a performer's musical decisions
(Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2012-04-18)Up until recently, the Western art music tradition has privileged the composer as the best authority concerning issues of performance practice. This view was ingrained in the nineteenth century with European composers who ... -
MUS undergraduate program assessment plan
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MUS undergraduate program review
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Music activities in the small school
(Wichita State University, 1954-05)The purpose of this study is to present a plan of music education especially designed for the small school system; one with approximately thirty pupils in the high school and seventy in the elementary grades. -
Music for brass sextet : Six original pieces employing techniques of composition exhibited in the Mikrokosmos of Béla Bartók
(Wichita State University, 1953-05)The purpose of this thesis is to bring six original compositions for brass ensemble to the attention of the music education and his students. These compositions are written for study, practice, and performance of twentieth ... -
Music teacher beliefs and classroom environments
(Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)The purpose of this study was to examine what music teachers believe "should" be happening in their classrooms and what they say people "will see" happening in their classrooms, with regard to "informal music learning," ... -
A musician's testament: Themes of Catholicism in Part Two of Gustav Mahler’s Eighth Symphony
(Wichita State University, 2008-08)This study is intended to explore the spirituality of Gustav Mahler through his emphasis on Catholicism in his Eighth Symphony by relating those themes to other parts of Mahler's life, focusing on his use of Johann Wolfgang ... -
Neo-fado: identify creation among Portuguese-Americans
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Traditional Portuguese fado typically consists of two guitarists?often both a Portuguese and acoustic?along with a vocalist. However, a new instrumentation of the genre has yielded a modern style--neo-fado--popular throughout ... -
Neverwhen: The Adventures of Indigo Harkway -- The Canal
(Wichita State University, 2013-05-17)It is 1905, but with a steampunk twist! In this episode, Indigo Harkway is sent to the construction site for the Panama Canal by President Teddy Roosevelt, who he rode with up San Juan hill--leaving Teddy in a steam-driven ... -
Neverwhen: The Adventures of Indigo Harkway -- The Fourth Planet
(Wichita State University, 2013-05-17)In a steampunk version of 1905 strange explosions are bubbling off of Mars and heading toward the Earth! Indigo Harkway and his plucky booking agent, Matilda Rubicon, take to the skies in their airship to hunt down the ... -
Northwestern School of Music : A survey of instrumental school music activities in colleges and universities of the United States
(Wichita State University, 1938-05)It is felt that the information revealed will be comprehensive enough to serve as the foundation on which the college instrumental director can build a program that will meet the ideals and objectives of our modern ... -
Postmodern places
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Art is able to communicate and transport the viewer to a different place in their mind's eye. The representation of places also connects the artist and viewer in a shared experience and understanding of space. The challenge ... -
Presence and absence through memory
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Questioning the construction of reality
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)How do we arrive at ourselves, is it the question of nature vs. nurture, or is there a greater sense of manipulation? People are locked into an uncontrollable controlled system, which they both develop and absorb. I think ... -
Redefining materiality: physical relationships of materials in comparison to clay
(Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2012-04-18)Clay and its ceramic counterparts are one of the most prominent materials used within contemporary society. There is countless integration amongst the development of our surrounding world from utilitarian vessels to ... -
Rendering toxic metal oxides inert
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Ceramic glazes are composed of three primary components: a flux, an alumina- bonding agent, and a glass former. These three materials can be adjusted for firing ranges as low as 1213 degrees Fahrenheit, up to 2419 degrees ... -
A Revolution in Piano Study-Conceptual Teaching Through American Music
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2011-05-04)The musical literature available to piano teachers and students is vast. However, over the past several decades, the body of repertoire taught and played has become significantly narrower. Certain composers and pieces ... -
Rhythm activities in the primary grades
(Wichita State University, 1955-07)The principal purpose of this study is to provide a guide for rhythm activities. It is believed that such a guide is essential in order to achieve the objectives of music education in the elementary schools. In the ... -
Ritual genesis: constructing systems of belief
(Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2012-04-18)Throughout clay’s history, material choices directly shape cultural practices and the structuring of ceremonial and mundane living. Within this context, “ritual” is a transient term describing actions covering a broad scope ...